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The Times HeraldTue, 26 Sep 2017 17:51:55 -040060"We still handpick all of our mushrooms," said Linda Phillips Steller, leading an impromptu tour of the family business, Phillips Mushroom Farms in Kennett Square. "We grow shiitake mushrooms in those houses down there."

It's National Mushroom Month, and growers have plenty to celebrate. Exotics like shiitake, enoki and oyster are trending with U.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:31:05 -0400201709261731052017-09-26T17:31:05-04:002017-09-26T17:31:05-04:00LANSDALE >> At a time when the digital world seems to be capturing most people's imaginations, Anwar Muhammad is banking on the physical and enduring appeal of books.

Tucked away in the Dresher Arcade building at 319 W. Main St., Lansdale, the Black Reserve Bookstore showcases the self-confessed bookworm and published author's passion for the printed word, with an array of meticulously merchandised books, ranging from classics like "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou and "Soul on Ice" by Eldridge Cleaver to the Marvel comic book "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" by Roxanne Gay.

In Upper Merion Township, crews are working on a $460,000 project to replace an existing 8-inch cast iron main with the installation of 2,300 feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:46:48 -0400201709261646482017-09-26T16:46:48-04:002017-09-26T16:46:48-04:00PHILADELPHIA >> A century before the fight to end Jim Crow segregation laws, Octavius Valentine Catto was leading a civil rights movement in Philadelphia.

The 19th-century educator and activist fought for better education for black students, led efforts to desegregate the city's street cars and pushed for equal voting rights - all before he was killed at age 32.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:20:21 -0400201709261620212017-09-26T16:20:21-04:002017-09-26T16:20:21-04:00HARRISBURG >> The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is reviving legislation that emerged last year as then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged his supporters to watch Philadelphia closely for cheating at the polls on Election Day.

The Republican-controlled chamber voted 106-91 Tuesday to allow a registered voter from anywhere in Pennsylvania to be appointed as a poll watcher in any election district.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:17:45 -0400201709261617452017-09-26T16:17:45-04:002017-09-26T16:17:45-04:00UPPER DUBLIN >> The BB&T Bank in Fort Washington was held up Tuesday morning by a man believed to have robbed two other banks in Montgomery County within about a month's time.

At 10:17 a.m. Sept. 19, a man entered the BB&T branch at 101 Fort Washington Ave., approached a teller and presented a demand note, according to the FBI.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:34:21 -0400201709261534212017-09-26T15:34:21-04:002017-09-26T15:34:21-04:00COURTHOUSE >> The operator of a human trafficking ring who used fear and violence to control drug addicted women and force them into sexual slavery in Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties is on his way to state prison.

Bruce Anthony "Cash" Steele, 45, of the 7900 block of Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 5 #xbd; to 11 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking in individuals, involuntary servitude and possession with intent to deliver heroin and cocaine in connection with incidents that occurred in 2016.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:33:18 -0400201709261530512017-09-26T14:33:18-04:002017-09-26T15:30:51-04:00ArcelorMittal will idle its Conshohocken rolling mill and lay off 150 steelworkers, the company said Tuesday in confirming a statement put out by the United Steeworkers.

In its statement issued Monday, the USW blamed the Trump administration's lack of action on steel imports for the loss of jobs.

Gregory D. Feldman, 30, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:25:35 -0400201709261348472017-09-26T05:25:35-04:002017-09-26T13:48:47-04:00A handful of them have already sold out.

So while you still can, go to www.longwoodgardens.org and, if applicable, get your seats to these 2017-2018 Performance Series at Longwood Gardens. Except where noted, these events take place in the Ballroom. By the way, performance tickets also include all-day gardens admission.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:06:11 -0400201709261306112017-09-26T13:06:11-04:002017-09-26T13:06:11-04:00WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump lashed out at "so-called Republicans" Tuesday for deserting the party's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law as Senate leaders tried to decide whether to even hold a roll call that was virtually certain to fail.

Trump didn't name any of the four GOP senators who've said they're against the doomed measure.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:20:32 -0400201709261245022017-09-26T05:20:32-04:002017-09-26T12:45:02-04:00HARRISBURG >> President Donald Trump hasn't endorsed a candidate for the GOP nomination in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election next year, but Scott Wagner might have something close to it.

Steve Bannon, the divisive ex-Trump strategist, urged a conservative gathering in St. Louis over the weekend to support the Republican state senator from York County.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:40:27 -0400201709261140272017-09-26T11:40:27-04:002017-09-26T11:40:27-04:00It's been quite an excursion for Leah Walton. The award winning actress has been challenged and exhilarated while preparing for her role in Lisa Kron's acclaimed one-woman play, the dramatic and amusing "2.5 Minute Ride."

"The play is a challenging piece," Walton said. "It goes into some pretty dark and treacherous places.

UPPER MERION >> Students, teachers and staff at the Upper Merion Area High School, in recognition of the International Day of Peace, and in statement against intolerance as seen in recent national events such as the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, participated in a schoolwide walkout Friday.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:31:16 -0400201709261131162017-09-26T11:31:16-04:002017-09-26T11:31:16-04:00It's another busy season for ACT II Playhouse. The Ambler Theater kicked off its season with the unconventional "Which Reminds Me," which runs through Oct. 1.

"The show is based on patron's letters and responses over the years. "We did a show called "Electile Dysfunction" and it poked fun at (Donald) Trump and (Hilary) Clinton and nobody had an issue with that," ACT II's artistic director/ actor Tony Braithwaite said.